Seal box-fastener.



No. 849,269. y A PTBNTED APR. 2,1907.

1 o. A. SGHAAD.

SEAL B0X FA-STENER. ,APPLIGATION FILED AUG. s, 1906.

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SEAL BOX- Specification of Letters Patent.

FASTENER.

resented .April 2, 1907.

Application filed August 8,1906. Serial No. 329,743.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE AUGUST SCHAAD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of lVilliams, in the county of Colusa and Stateof California, have-invented a newand Improved Seal Box-Fastener, ofwhich curely fastened to a full, clear, and exact dej the following is ascription.

This invention relates to sealbox-fasteners, and is particularly usefulin connection with boxes or crates for the shipment of bottles, jugs,and the like, eggs, fruit, &c.

The object of the invention is to provide a seal box-fastener simple,strong, and durable in construction and by means of which a lid may besecured to a box and sealed to prevent tampering with the contents ofthe box in shipment.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a seal-fastener whichmay be easily manipulated and by means of which the lid may be used toact as a lever to force the contents firmly into the box.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of a box provided with a fastener of my invention. Fig.2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is anend elevation of a portion of a box provided with a fastener of myinvention. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a plate constituting a detailof the invention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a bail forming a partof the locking device of my invention, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of apin form-l ing a detail of the fastener.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of the invention itshould be understood that while this device can be used for egg-cases,&c., it is praticularly applicable to boxes or crates adapted for thetransportation of heavy objects, such as large bottles of mineralwaters.It is the custom to ship objects of this character boxes speciallyprovided for the purpose and to use such boxes repeatedly until they areworn out. It is also customary to nail the from point to point in lidupon the box, as there are few satisfactory fasteners which obviatethis, and the repeated nailing soon renders the box useless for furthershipment. To obviate this, I provide a fastener by means of which a lidmay be sebox and to which a seal of lead or other similar material maybe applied to prevent tampering with the contents of a box en route. Itis the practice partially to iill the box with a packing material, suchas excelsior or shavings, and then to place objects therewithin, afterwhich the lid is fastened to one end of the box. Using the lid as alever, the objects are forced down into the case until the other end ofthe lid can be nailed in place. By means of my invention one end of thelid has a movable hinged connection with the box and may be used as alever for the purpose described.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a box orcasing of the usual kind, fashioned of wood or sheet metal and havingends ends are provided with vertical lateral cleats 5, nailed orotherwise secured in position. prefer to have the sides of the boxextend beyond the ends fiush with the outer faces of the cleats, to theedges of which they may be nailed to provide a strong and durableconstruction. The ends of the cleats project upwardly beyond the edgesof the ends and sides, and between these projecting ends is placed thelid 6. The ends of the cleats prevent the displacement of the lid in alongitudinal direction. At one end of the box is secured a block 7 ofsubstantially rectangular form, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1. The lidis provided with cross-cleats 8 to strengthen the construction.

Secured to the under side of the lid by means of screws or the like andprojecting beyond the end thereof are hinge members 9, having separatedsleeves 10 at the outer extremity. A bail 11, formed from a strip ofmetal or the like and having the ends turned at substantially rightangles to the plane of the sidesof the bail and formed into sleeves 12,is pivotally joined to the hinged members i 10 by having the sleeves 12mounted bel tween pairs of the sleeves l0 and secured in position bymeans of pins 13 in the usual manner. The bail is adapted to engage withthe block 7 as shown most clearly in Fig. l.

Theblock 7 has a vertical bore near the cen- 2, sides 3, and a bottomLI.v The.

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within the bore ter, within which is located a pin 14, having a the flathead 15 and a longitudinal slot 16 in the body thereof.

The pin is adapted to slide of the block 7 and is secured fromdisplacement from said bore by means of a screw or pin 17, passingthrough the bore and through the slot in the pin.

It will be understood that the upward or downward sliding movement ofthe pin is limited by the length of the slot within which the pin 17 islocated. The end of the pin 14 when the same is in its lowest positionprojects from the lower edge of the block and is adapted to pass throughan opening 18 in the bail, thus locking the same about the block. Theprojecting end of the pin 14 is provided with an opening 19, throughwhich may be passed a wire 20, having the ends thereof secured togetherby a leaden seal 21 in the usual manner.

Secured to the under side of the lid and projecting beyond the oppositeedge thereof are plates 22, having openings 23, through which screws orbolts may be inserted to secure the plates to the lid. The ends of theplates projecting beyond the end of the lid have slots 24, adapted toengage with the laterally-disposed ends 26 of plates 25,which arefastened to the end of the box by means of bolts or screws. The ends 26are laterally and outwardly disposed and form, together with the plates22, a hinged connection between the lid and the box, and it isimpossible to separate the plates 22 and 25' without breaking theclosure when the outward end of the lid is secured in place by means ofthe bail. v

When the pin 14 is freed from the seal and pulled outward out ofengagement with the opening 18 in the bail, the latter may be rockedupwardly from engagement with the block 7, and is thus adapted to serveas a handle to raise the lid on the hinges at the opposite end formed bythe plates 22 and 25.

It will be understood that the lid may be used as a lever to force thecontents of the box inward if the end carrying the bail is presseddownward while the plates 22 and 25 are in engagement. The lid may becompletely separated from the box by raising the lid and pushing thesame backward, so that the laterally-disposed ends 26 of the plate 25may slip out of the slots 24 in the plates 22, which have assumed asubstantially vertical position. The lid is held upon the box securefrom longitudinal displacement by the projecting ends of the cleats 5.The lid is also secured from lateral displacement by the engagement ofthe bail with the block and by the connection at the opposite end of thelid, More firmly to secure the lid upon the box the arrangement is suchthat the projecting hinge members at both ends of the lid are locatedbetween the end cleats 5 and adjacent to these, so that in case oflateral pressure projecting members will abut against the cleats, whichresist the displacement.

Having thus described my invention, v,l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with a box having a block atan end thereof and a lid hinged at the other end of said box, of a bailhaving a hinged connection with said lid and adapted to engage with saidblock, said bail having an aperture, and a pin slidably mounted withinsaid block and adapted to engage with said aperture of said bail.

2. The combination with a box having a block at an end thereof and a lidhinged at lthe other end of said box, of a bail having a hingedconnection with said lid and adapted to engage with said block, saidbail having an aperture, a pin slidably mounted within said block andhaving a slot, a rigid' pin in said block transverse of said first pinand passing through said slot, said iirst pin being adapted to engagewith said aperture of said bail and projecting therethrough, and meansfor attaching a seal at the end of said pin.

3. The combination wi h a box having a block and cleats at an endthereof and a lid hinged at the other end of said box, of a bail havinga hinged connection with said lid and adapted-to engage with said blockbetween said cleats, said bail having an aperture, and a pin slidablymounted within said block and adapted to engage with said aperture ofsaid bail.

4. The combination with a box having a block at an end thereof,laterally-disposed projections at an opposite end thereof, and a lidhaving openings adapted to engage with said projections, of a bailhaving a hinged connection with said lid and adapted to engage with saidblock, said bail having an opening, said box having cleats at the endsthereof adjacent to said block and said projections, said block having apin slidably mounted therewithin adapted to be projected into saidopening of said bail to secure the same in positionin said opening ofsaid block.

5. In a box-closure, a block secured to an end of a box, a bail hingedto a lid and adapted to engage with said block in a depressed positionand constitute a handle to raise said lid when said bail is in a raisedposition, the bail having an aperture, said block having a pin slidablymounted therewithin and adapted to project from the block through saidaperture, and means for attaching a seal to the projecting end of thepin.

6. In a box-closure, a plate having a laterally-disposed end mounted atan end of the box, a second plate having an opening mounted at the endof a lid, said laterally-disposed end being adapted to engage withinsaid opening, a block mounted upon said box, a bail mounted upon saidlid and having a IIO ISO

hinged connection therewith, said bail being In testimony whereof I havesigned my adapted to engage With said block in a de name to thisspecification in the presence of pressed position and having anaperture, a tWo subscribing Witnesses.

pin slidabiy mounted Within said block and CLARENCE AUGUST SCHAAD. 5adapted to engage Within said aperture, and Vitnesses:

a rigid pin in said block adapted to limit the GEO. C. COMSTOCK,

projection of said iirst pin from said block. H. H. RATHBUN.

